Green Building Retrofit for an Existing Commercial Building at Nehru Place, New Delhi

Apurv Ashish

Abstract


With the advent of economic growth and urbanization in developed and developing countries, the construction industry has seen a rapid growth; this boom in construction industry has brought about the menace of huge amount of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Buildings are associated with high amount of consumption of energy and natural resources and negative environmental impact. In India, the commercial and residential sector consumes 30 % of the total electricity usage.

Keywords


Green Building, Retrofit, Commercial Building at Nehru Place

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